Some New Hampshire voters reported it took hours for them to vote on Election Day, and officials said high turnout was one of the reasons why.Some towns, including Londonderry, Bedford, Hudson and Merrimack used to have multiple polling locations, but this year, there was only one location in each town."The turnout was high yesterday," said Secretary of State Bill Gardner.Voter turnout was so high that long lines formed in many places, voters sometimes waiting for an hour or more after the polls officially closed to cast their votes."There were more lines than we've experienced for a number of years," Gardner said.In Londonderry, 11,000 people cast ballots in the last presidential election. This year, there were 13,000.Town Moderator Cindy Conley said the lines that wrapped around the building were mostly for first-time voters."The people in line that had already registered were maybe waiting 15 minutes, sometimes 20," she said.Also slowing down the process was the fact that many people who lined up hadn't cast a ballot in a long time."There were a lot of people, if they hadn't registered or voted in a number of years, their names had been taken off the checklist, so there were a lot of people registering again," said Deputy Attorney General Ann Rice.Gardner said it also took longer for voters to fill out their ballots."Voters were actually taking more time inside the voting booth than in previous elections," he said.New Hampshire has the smallest single polling location in the nation at Dixville Notch, and it also has the largest single polling location in the country in Merrimack, where there are 15,000 registered voters.

CONCORD, N.H. —

Some New Hampshire voters reported it took hours for them to vote on Election Day, and officials said high turnout was one of the reasons why.

Some towns, including Londonderry, Bedford, Hudson and Merrimack used to have multiple polling locations, but this year, there was only one location in each town.

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"The turnout was high yesterday," said Secretary of State Bill Gardner.

Voter turnout was so high that long lines formed in many places, voters sometimes waiting for an hour or more after the polls officially closed to cast their votes.

"There were more lines than we've experienced for a number of years," Gardner said.

In Londonderry, 11,000 people cast ballots in the last presidential election. This year, there were 13,000.

Town Moderator Cindy Conley said the lines that wrapped around the building were mostly for first-time voters.

"The people in line that had already registered were maybe waiting 15 minutes, sometimes 20," she said.

Also slowing down the process was the fact that many people who lined up hadn't cast a ballot in a long time.

"There were a lot of people, if they hadn't registered or voted in a number of years, their names had been taken off the checklist, so there were a lot of people registering again," said Deputy Attorney General Ann Rice.

Gardner said it also took longer for voters to fill out their ballots.

"Voters were actually taking more time inside the voting booth than in previous elections," he said.

New Hampshire has the smallest single polling location in the nation at Dixville Notch, and it also has the largest single polling location in the country in Merrimack, where there are 15,000 registered voters.